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1Title:  Edward D. Lynde Family Papers     
 Creator:  Lynde, Edward D. Family 
 Dates:  1892-1959 
 Abstract:  Edward D. Lynde was a nationally recognized authority in the field of social reform during the first half of the twentieth century. Much of Lynde's career was spent with the Associated Charities of Cleveland, Ohio, 1923-1933; then he became assistant director of the Family Welfare Association in New York. He returned to Cleveland in 1935 to head the Cleveland Welfare Federation (later the Federation for Community Planning) until his retirement in 1959. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and articles pertaining to Lynde's personal life and professional career, and genealogical materials relating to Lynde family members. The collection pertains to the private and professional life of Edward D. Lynde, particularly his involvement in the social service reform movement, and relationships between Lynde family members. Included are the Civil War letters and documents of Lynde's grandfather, Abraham G. Schermerhorn, letters from Myron H. Bent, a journalist with the Brooklyn, N.Y. Times-Herald regarding his anti-New Deal activities, and letters to Lynde's mother, Ardelle S.L. Nutting. 
 Call #:  MS 4448 
 Extent:  0.61 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Lynde, Edward D. (Edward Dudley Bent), 1892-1973. | Lynde, Arthur L. | Lynde, Lucile. | Werner, Carl A. | Lynn family. | Federation for Community Planning. | Associated Charities (Cleveland, Ohio) | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Federations, Financial (Social Service) | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
 
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2Title:  Marie Remington Wing Family Papers     
 Creator:  Wing, Marie Remington Family 
 Dates:  1846-1980 
 Abstract:  Marie Remington Wing was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer who served on the Cleveland City Council (1923-1927), as Solicitor for the Village of Mentor, Ohio (1929-1936), and as Regional Attorney for the Social Security Board (1936-1953). She was also involved in numerous professional, civic, and health organizations in Cleveland and in Mentor. Wing came from a distinguished Cleveland family, which included her uncle, George Clary Wing, an author and attorney who served in several United States government departments. Marie's father, Francis Joseph Wing, was a judge in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas and in the United States District Court for Northern Ohio. Her older sister, Virginia Remington Wing, was, like Marie, a social activist, working for the Red Cross, the Cleveland Anti-Tuberculosis League, and the Cleveland Health Council's Health Education Department. She was also the secretary of both the Brush Foundation and the Sight Saving Council. Marie's longtime companion, Dorothy Smith, worked with the YWCA, founded an insurance business, and was an executive for the East End Neighborhood House. Marie Wing's niece, Stephanie Ralph, was a school psychologist, and her husband, Paul Ralph, was also prominent in the academic world. The collection consists of diaries, correspondence, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous memorabilia, financial and legal papers, and records of Marie Wing and her family, and those of the organizations they served. Included are the diaries of Wing's grandfather, Stephen Remington, who served in the Civil War as a private in the 19th Battery, Ohio Light Artillery. 
 Call #:  MS 4655 
 Extent:  5.00 linear feet (5 containers and 4 oversize volumes) 
 Subjects:  Wing, Marie Remington, 1885-1982. | Wing family. | Remington family. | Ralph family. | Consumers League of Ohio. | Democratic Party (Cleveland, Ohio). | Democratic Party (Mentor, Ohio). | East End Neighborhood House (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cuyahoga County Relief Administration. | United States. Federal Security Agency. | Lake County Committee on Aging. | Legal Services Association of Lake County (Ohio). | Lake County Bar Association. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women lawyers -- Ohio -- Mentor. | Women in politics -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in politics -- Ohio -- Mentor. | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social service -- Ohio -- Mentor. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio. | Lake County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Mentor (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
 
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